In the past decade there has been a growing interest in understanding sex and gender
differences in myocarditis and dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), and the purpose of this review …

Autoimmune diseases affect∼ 8% of the population, 78% of whom are women. The reason
for the high prevalence in women is unclear. Women are known to respond to infection …

Androgens are critical regulators of prostate differentiation and function, as well as prostate
cancer growth and survival. Therefore, androgen ablation is the preferred systemic treatment …

Atherosclerosis is the leading cause of death in the United States and worldwide, yet more
men die from atherosclerosis than women, and at a younger age. Women, on the other …

Progression of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) involves chronic inflammation and
immune dysregulation. Preclinical studies have demonstrated that prostate inflammation …

The cellular effects of androgens are mediated by a cognate receptor, the androgen
receptor. Typically, the androgen receptor is viewed to exert its activity by binding to …

Purpose: Enzalutamide, a second-generation androgen antagonist, was approved by the
US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) …

BACKGROUND Androgen ablation (AA) causes apoptosis of normal and neoplastic prostate
cells. It is a standard treatment for advanced prostate cancer. Androgen ablation‐mediated …

The androgen receptor (AR) plays a crucial role in the modulation of prostate cell
proliferation and is involved in the development and progression of prostate cancer (PCa) …

purpose. To identify proteinases and growth factors abnormally expressed in human
corneas of donors with diabetic retinopathy (DR), additional to previously described matrix …